The stars bent

Dawnell Harrison’s work has been published in more than 100 magazines and journals including The Endicott Review, The Journal, Fowl Feathered Review, Jellyfish Whispers, The Bitchin’ Kitsch, The Tower Journal, and Queen’s Quarterly. She has published four poetry collections, Voyager, The maverick posse, The love death, and The fire behind my eyes. Dawnell holds a BA from The University of Washington.

The stars bent
By Dawnell Harrison

The stars bent
to take my hands
and lead me
into the moon-laden night.
I’ve fallen and dipped
so low that it seems
there’s nowhere left
to turn.
The stars know nothing
of this as their fire
breathes sweetly
onto my face.